A Man in His 20s Sentenced to Prison for Extorting Money from a Woman Through a Dating App While Leaving Behind His Family

Deceived by Faking Occupation and Pretending to Date... Extorted Approximately 11 Million Won Over 26 Incidents

A man in his 20s who approached women through a dating app and extorted cash and food gift certificates was sentenced to prison.

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Wooseok] A man in his 20s who approached women through a dating application and extorted cash and food gifticons was sentenced to prison.

The Daejeon District Court Criminal Division 8 (Presiding Judge Cha Juhee) announced on the 28th that it sentenced Mr. A (29), who was indicted on fraud charges, to 1 year and 4 months in prison.

It was investigated that Mr. A extorted approximately 11 million KRW from Ms. B (27), whom he met through the dating app, 26 times from September to November 2020.

Mr. A deceived Ms. B by pretending to be a "manager at a company run by his father" and tricked her into thinking they would date, then borrowed money under false pretenses. He also continuously sent messages saying he wanted to eat food and received gifticons and other valuables.

Ms. B reportedly canceled her subscription savings and even took out loans to lend money to Mr. A during this process.

It was also revealed that Mr. A had a common-law wife and children. The job as a company manager was not true, and the prosecution stated that he had no real intention of dating the victim.

The court stated the sentencing reasons: "The method of the crime was very malicious, and the damage has not been recovered at all. The circumstances after the crime are also unfavorable, including verbally abusing the victim who demanded repayment."

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